Virtual Food Drives

Forget the heavy lifting – donors ditch the cans for Virtual Food Drives. How do we acquire food at Food Bank of Iowa? Thirty-one percent of our food comes from the USDA’s The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which is…

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ITC Charitable Giving Program

Through the ITC Charitable Giving Program, ITC Midwest makes contributions to local nonprofits as part of the company’s commitment to the many communities it serves. ITC supports qualified nonprofit organizations whose programs and projects emphasize the company’s focus…

https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/itc-charitable-giving-program/

Holiday Meal Kits

Over Thanksgiving week, Catholic Charities in Des Moines put together holiday baskets that had five different food items in each basket. People were able to pick four items to pair with a holiday meat of their choice (ham, turkey,…

https://foodbankiowa.org/organizations/holiday-meal-kits/

Truly Full Service

Fareway is a growing Midwest grocer committed to their foundation of personalized service and quality food distribution. Fareway is also committed to serving the communities they are in. Fareway has 53 stores operating in Food Bank of Iowa’s…

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A Note From Our CEO

The heat, humidity, and mosquitoes of summer are behind us and most of fall is a wrap. We are coming into my favorite season of the year — the holiday season. You are probably planning your family Thanksgiving dinner…

https://foodbankiowa.org/news/a-note-from-our-ceo-7/

Supporting School Pantries

Last year, in addition to providing 150,307 backpacks throughout the school year, the Food Bank of Iowa team was hard at work increasing the number of school pantries we serve. A school pantry works just like a conventional pantry,…

https://foodbankiowa.org/news/supporting-school-pantries/